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Cruise inventory

RV Prince Madog PD02/10

Cruise summary report

Cruise inventory

Cruise Info.

Cruise period

2010-01-25 — 2010-01-27

Status

Completed

Port of departure

Birkenhead, United Kingdom

Port of return

Birkenhead, United Kingdom

Purpose

Research

Objectives

A. To recover and deploy an ADCP mooring and a CEFAS Smartbuoy at 53? 32 N 3? 21.8 W.
B. To recover an ADCP mooring and a Smartbuoy at 53? 27 N 3? 38.6 W.
C. To relocate (B) to a new permanent position 53? 32.3 N 3? 38.4 W
D. To obtain CTD profiles, water samples and sediment grab samples at 34 Coastal Observatory sites.

The cruise is the 66th in a series starting in August 2002 to maintain the moorings in objective (A+B) and to make CTD profiles at fixed locations (C) in Liverpool Bay / the eastern Irish Sea. Weather restricted CTD profiles to 18 of the planned 34 stations.

Chief scientist

Matthew Palmer (Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory)

Project

Irish Sea Coastal Observatory

Coordinating body

Proudman Oceanogrphic Laboratory

Cruise report

(0.23 MB)

Ocean/sea areas

General

Irish Sea and St. George's Channel

Specific

Liverpool Bay/Eastern Irish Sea

Track charts

(0.04 MB)

Measurements

Physical oceanography

CTD stations

Quantity: number of profiles = 35
Description: SeaBird CTD

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

Quantity: number of profiles = 35
Description: Transmissometer and LISST on CTD

Optics (eg underwater light levels)

Quantity: number of profiles = 35
Description: Irradiance sensors on CTD

Contamination

Suspended matter

Quantity: number of stations = 33
Description: Filtration of near surface and near bed water samples

Biology and fisheries

Phytoplankton pigs (eg chlorophyll, fluorescence)

Quantity: number of profiles = 35
Description: Fluorometer on CTD

Other biological/fisheries measurement

Quantity: number of stations = 33
Description: Water samples at near surface and near bed stored in freezer

Other biological/fisheries measurement

Quantity: number of stations = 3
Description: Water samples at mooring sites, stored in HgCl.

Moorings, landers, buoys

Physical oceanography

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 35" W — Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Recovery.

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

53° 32' 17" N 3° 38' 24" W — Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Deployment.

Transparency (eg transmissometer)

53° 31' 59" N 3° 21' 59" W — Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity, oxygen & pressure sensor. Recovery and deployment.

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

53° 31' 59" N 3° 21' 59" W — ADCP in a sea bed frame, 10 minute averages 35x1 bins from 2.65m above bed. Recovery and deployment.

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

53° 32' 17" N 3° 38' 24" W — ADCP in a sea bed frame, 10 minute averages 35x1 bins from 2.65m above bed. Deployment.

Current profiler (eg ADCP)

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 35" W — ADCP in a sea bed frame, 10 minute averages 35x1 bins from 2.65m above bed. Recovery.

Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)

53° 32' 17" N 3° 38' 24" W — Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Deployment.

Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 35" W — Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity & pressure sensor. Recovery.

Sea level (inc. bot. press., inverted echosounder)

53° 31' 59" N 3° 21' 59" W — Sea-Bird SBE 16Plus with turbidity, temperature, conductivity, oxygen & pressure sensor. Recovery and deployment.

Chemical oceanography

Nitrate

53° 27' 0" N 3° 38' 35" W — Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery.

Nitrate

53° 32' 17" N 3° 38' 24" W — Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Deployment.

Nitrate

53° 31' 59" N 3° 21' 59" W — Buoy mounted nutrient analyser and water sampler. Recovery and deployment.

Data held at BODC

Series/Profiles

24 CTD/STD cast

Raw suspended particulate material optical sensor output
Density of the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Temperature of the water column
Salinity of the water column
Vertical spatial coordinates

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BODC id	Date/Time	Location
1030367	2010-01-26 08:50	53° 31' 59" N 3° 21' 49" W
1030379	2010-01-26 10:18	53° 32' 4" N 3° 22' 0" W
1030380	2010-01-26 13:08	53° 32' 20" N 3° 38' 24" W
1030392	2010-01-26 13:53	53° 27' 6" N 3° 38' 34" W
1030411	2010-01-26 18:03	53° 41' 58" N 3° 13' 18" W
1030423	2010-01-26 18:47	53° 42' 1" N 3° 21' 42" W
1030435	2010-01-26 19:32	53° 42' 7" N 3° 30' 4" W
1030447	2010-01-26 20:15	53° 41' 58" N 3° 38' 35" W
1030459	2010-01-26 20:55	53° 42' 4" N 3° 46' 33" W
1030460	2010-01-26 21:38	53° 41' 52" N 3° 55' 1" W
1030472	2010-01-26 22:20	53° 37' 7" N 3° 55' 34" W
1030484	2010-01-26 23:06	53° 36' 58" N 3° 46' 58" W
1030496	2010-01-26 23:57	53° 36' 51" N 3° 38' 48" W
1030503	2010-01-27 00:58	53° 36' 49" N 3° 30' 11" W
1030515	2010-01-27 01:45	53° 36' 57" N 3° 21' 47" W
1030527	2010-01-27 02:28	53° 36' 57" N 3° 13' 20" W
1030539	2010-01-27 03:19	53° 32' 5" N 3° 15' 40" W
1030540	2010-01-27 04:00	53° 32' 11" N 3° 21' 17" W
1030552	2010-01-27 04:53	53° 31' 56" N 3° 29' 52" W
1030564	2010-01-27 06:05	53° 32' 26" N 3° 38' 12" W
1030576	2010-01-27 07:20	53° 31' 54" N 3° 46' 24" W
1030588	2010-01-27 08:23	53° 31' 52" N 3° 55' 7" W
1030607	2010-01-27 10:28	53° 22' 12" N 3° 55' 31" W
1030619	2010-01-27 11:18	53° 23' 8" N 3° 46' 54" W

Discrete samples

24 CTD frame plus rosette sampler

Raw suspended particulate material optical sensor output
Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Density of the water column
Visible waveband radiance and irradiance measurements in the water column
Electrical conductivity of the water column
Transmittance and attenuance of the water column
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Raw fluorometer output
Ammonium concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Raw oxygen sensor output
Temperature of the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Raw light meter output
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column

5 Sample taken from ship's non-toxic supply

Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column
Phaeopigment concentrations in the water column
Silicate concentration parameters in the water column
Ammonium concentration parameters in the water column
Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column
Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column
Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in the water column